Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/gas4/ fan 160C. Line the base of a loose-bottomed 23cm cake tin with greaseproof paper and butter the sides.

Mix almonds, butter, sugar, flour, cinnamon, egg and egg yolk in a food processor just until the ingredients are evenly combined.

Spread half the mixture over the base of the tin in a smooth layer with no gaps – easiest to do this with two forks. Lay the sliced strawberries on top. Add the remaining cake mixture and spread it as best you can, but don’t worry if a few strawberries peep through.

Bake for 1 hour (it may need an extra 5 minutes), but check after 40 minutes – if it is getting too brown, cover loosely with foil. The torte should be slightly risen and dark golden brown when cooked.

Cool in the tin slightly, then loosen the edges with a knife and remove from the tin. Slide the torte onto a plate and sprinkle with a dusting of icing sugar. Serve warm or cold, in wedges with dollops of cream and Greek yogurt.

Comments, questions and tips

The mix was extremely dry and i've no idea if it's supposed to be like that. As others have said, for the amount of strawberries used in this it's surprising how much you can't really taste them. I also couldn't taste the cinnamon and wish i'd added more. That said, it made a very nice dessert cake. We had it with double cream but i'd try ice-cream next time.

Anniefamos

16th Oct, 2019

5.05

Love this recipe. Cooks well even with half the amount in a smaller tin. I made it with strawberries the first time with full amounts then when I had some blueberries to use up I made half the amount as not enough blueberries for the full recipe. Both times they cooked perfectly and were eaten with gusto. The half amount I only used one whole egg and didn’t add the extra yolk. I cooked for 45 minutes to start with but it did need a full hour. Delicious with cream or ice cream. Highly recommend!

Sūn LìLíng

30th Aug, 2019

This is my go to cake. It’s quick, easy, and super yummy! I don’t know why people gave it anything less than 4 stars. I tend to put two eggs in otherwise it doesn’t stick and then try and place most strawberries on top as they tend to sink to the bottom.

Aitcheff

25th Jun, 2019

5.05

This was a super easy and very tasty cake. I think perhaps even better the next day and warmed through. I also popped a wee bit of vanilla extract in the mixture. Also, I felt there was no discernible taste of cinnamon. We preferred it with single cream rather than yoghurt and double cream. Definitely will make again.

Frantic Flapjack

17th Jun, 2019

3.05

For the amount of strawberries used, the cake turned out very average. It was also a bit oily. It didn't taste very special - couldn't really taste the strawberries at all. I won't make it again.

foxy29

3rd Mar, 2019

Delicious! The fruit I used was underripe and it still worked really well. I used 2 large eggs, and the topped it with flaked almonds before baking. Will definitely cook this again.

marzipanlimpet

14th Feb, 2019

5.05

This is always the easy last-minute dessert we opt for when good strawberries are available. It seems dry, but when the strawberries have cooked and released their juices it balances out perfectly.

debrat

24th Apr, 2016

4.05

Not sure why but my mix was like breadcrumbs. I did wonder whether to add another egg or some milk but decided to just leave it and see how it went. Therefore as a practically dry mix it was easy to divide & pour into the tin! I would call it crumble cake as it tasted just like a strawberry crumble would. The stawberries made the bottom half moist & the top was like hard crumble. But everyone enjoyed it. I would add more liquid next time to make a dough rather than crumb! It was sweet which was offset by the cream/yoghurt mix, & definitely add more cinnamon if you actually want to taste any!

AngelaU

18th Nov, 2014

5.05

This is lovely and really easy. I used raspberry jam when I made this yesterday, but have made it with strawberries before. Both just as nice. I used two medium whole eggs, so not to waste the white and it's fine. I put dollops of the mixture and then slightly spread the mixture and it worked well. Just like the picture!

lindsayrob

15th Jun, 2014

So easy and delicious - will be making this again and trying other fruits. Might be nice with rhubarb and ginger

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